1978 Milwaukee Brewers
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Milwaukee Brewers finished with a record of 93-69. They scored 804 runs and belted 173 home runs to go along with a .276 batting average. The offense was powered by Larry Hisle, who led the team with 34 home runs and 115 RBI. Sal Bando led the team with 154 hits for a .285 average.
The team allowed 650 runs and had a team ERA of 3.65. Mike Caldwell led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 131 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sal Bando | 3B | 152 | 540 | 85 | 154 | 17 | 78 | 3 | .371 | .439 | .810 | .285 |
| Cecil Cooper | 1B | 107 | 407 | 60 | 127 | 13 | 54 | 3 | .359 | .474 | .833 | .312 |
| Jim Gantner | 2B | 43 | 97 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .269 | .258 | .527 | .216 |
| Tim Johnson | SS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| Paul Molitor | 2B | 125 | 521 | 73 | 142 | 6 | 45 | 30 | .301 | .372 | .673 | .273 |
| Don Money | 1B | 137 | 518 | 88 | 152 | 14 | 54 | 3 | .361 | .440 | .801 | .293 |
| Tony Muser | 1B | 15 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .212 | .233 | .445 | .133 |
| Tim Nordbrook | SS | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Lenn Sakata | 2B | 30 | 78 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .267 | .244 | .511 | .192 |
| Robin Yount | SS | 127 | 502 | 66 | 147 | 9 | 71 | 16 | .323 | .428 | .751 | .293 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Hisle | OF | 142 | 520 | 96 | 151 | 34 | 115 | 10 | .374 | .533 | .907 | .290 |
| Sixto Lezcano | OF | 132 | 442 | 62 | 129 | 15 | 61 | 3 | .377 | .459 | .836 | .292 |
| Dave May | OF | 39 | 77 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .295 | .325 | .620 | .195 |
| Ben Oglivie | OF | 128 | 469 | 71 | 142 | 18 | 72 | 11 | .370 | .497 | .867 | .303 |
| Gorman Thomas | OF | 137 | 452 | 70 | 111 | 32 | 86 | 3 | .351 | .515 | .866 | .246 |
| Jim Wohlford | OF | 46 | 118 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 19 | 3 | .325 | .415 | .740 | .297 |
| Jeff Yurak | OF | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Andy Etchebarren | C | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 1.100 | .400 |
| Larry Haney | C | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Buck Martinez | C | 89 | 256 | 26 | 56 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .255 | .277 | .532 | .219 |
| Charlie Moore | C | 96 | 268 | 30 | 72 | 5 | 31 | 4 | .300 | .358 | .658 | .269 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dick Davis | DH | 69 | 218 | 28 | 54 | 5 | 26 | 2 | .273 | .372 | .645 | .248 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5536 | 804 | 1530 | 173 | 762 | 95 | .334 | .432 | .766 | .276 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jerry Augustine | 35 | 30 | 188.3 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 59 | 61 | 4.54 | 1.407 | |||
| Mark Bomback | 2 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16.20 | 3.529 | |||
| Mike Caldwell | 37 | 34 | 293.3 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 1 | 131 | 54 | 2.36 | 1.064 | |||
| Bill Castro | 42 | 0 | 49.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 1.81 | 1.147 | |||
| Ed Farmer | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .82 | 1.000 | |||
| Moose Haas | 7 | 6 | 30.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 6.16 | 1.336 | |||
| Bob McClure | 44 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 9 | 47 | 30 | 3.74 | 1.277 | |||
| Willie Mueller | 5 | 0 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.39 | 1.732 | |||
| Andy Replogle | 32 | 18 | 149.3 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 41 | 47 | 3.92 | 1.500 | |||
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 32 | 8 | 105.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | 51 | 26 | 3.93 | 1.263 | |||
| Lary Sorensen | 37 | 36 | 280.7 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 1 | 78 | 50 | 3.21 | 1.165 | |||
| Randy Stein | 31 | 1 | 72.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 42 | 39 | 5.33 | 1.609 | |||
| Bill Travers | 28 | 28 | 175.7 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 66 | 58 | 4.41 | 1.377 | |||
| Team Totals | 335 | 162 | 1436.1 | 93 | 69 | .574 | 24 | 577 | 398 | 3.65 | 1.281 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Sal Bando | 152 |
| At Bats | Sal Bando | 540 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Sal Bando | 629 |
| Batting Average | Ben Oglivie | .303 |
| On-Base % | Sixto Lezcano | .377 |
| Slugging % | Larry Hisle | .533 |
| OPS | Larry Hisle | .907 |
| Runs | Larry Hisle | 96 |
| Hits | Sal Bando | 154 |
| Total Bases | Larry Hisle | 277 |
| Doubles | Don Money | 30 |
| Triples | Robin Yount | 9 |
| Home Runs | Larry Hisle | 34 |
| RBI | Larry Hisle | 115 |
| Walks | Gorman Thomas | 73 |
| Strikeouts | Gorman Thomas | 133 |
| Stolen Bases | Paul Molitor | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Paul Molitor | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Money | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Sal Bando and Sixto Lezcano | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Larry Hisle | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mike Caldwell | 22 |
| Losses | Jerry Augustine and Lary Sorensen | 12 |
| Saves | Bob McClure | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Mike Caldwell | .710 |
| ERA | Mike Caldwell | 2.36 |
| WHIP | Mike Caldwell | 1.064 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Caldwell | 293.3 |
| Games | Bob McClure | 44 |
| Games Started | Lary Sorensen | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Caldwell | 131 |
| Complete Games | Mike Caldwell | 23 |
| Shutouts | Mike Caldwell | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Caldwell | 1176 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lary Sorensen | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Lary Sorensen | 277 |
| Walks Allowed | Jerry Augustine | 61 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Travers | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Caldwell and Andy Replogle | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Jerry Augustine and Lary Sorensen | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Caldwell | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Caldwell | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Caldwell | 25 |
